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UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs amid cost-cutting push involving Amazon United Parcel Service says it plans to reduce its workforce by as many as 30,000 jobs this year as part of a broader effort to cut costs and streamline operations. During a company earnings call Tuesday, UPS Chief Financial Officer Brian Dykes said the reductions will focus on operational roles and are expected to be carried out […]
South Georgia town bucks national trends with falling unemployment in 2025 Although inflation and unemployment rose across the United States in 2025, a small town in south Georgia saw significant economic growth. WALB 10 reports that Moultrie and Colquitt County saw its unemployment rate drop from 3.9% to 3.4%. Nationally, unemployment rose from 4.1% to 4.4% in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Moultrie City Manager Peter […]
Trump-era wage cut slashes pay for thousands of Georgia migrant farmworkers A Trump administration policy change cut wages of thousands of migrant farmworkers in Georgia. The federal government slashed minimum hourly wages from $16.08 to $10.52 for the H-2A temporary agricultural workers program, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The program allows migrant workers to come to the U.S. on a temporary visa to work in positions that farmers cannot fill […]
Brazil’s Grupo Vialume to invest $4.4M, bring 150 jobs to Colquitt-Miller County A São Paulo company plans to invest $4.4 million to establish its manufacturing operations in Colquitt-Miller County. Grupo Vialume, a family-owned transportation safety manufacturer, will create 150 new jobs over the next seven years at its new manufacturing and recycling hub in the City of Colquitt, according to a news release. “We are excited to welcome Grupo Vialume […]
Georgia ranks sixth nationally for new clean energy jobs in 2024 Georgia added 3,292 clean energy jobs last year, which was five times more than the rest of the state’s economy in 2024, according to a report by the nonpartisan business group E2. Zach Amittay, E2’s Southeast Advocate, told Georgia Public Broadcasting that the report highlights the benefits of the clean energy sector. “That represents a growth rate that's five […]
National morning drive radio and television star Stephanie Miller hosts The Stephanie Miller Show, reaching over six million listeners weekly on satellite and terrestrial radio, simulcast on FreeSpeech TV. A ratings powerhouse who dominated at KABC, KFI, and stations in New York and Chicago, she's been ranked on Talkers Magazine's "Heavy Hundred" for over a decade and won their Woman of the Year Award. Her sold-out Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour became the fastest-selling comedy tour in history, earning three Pollstar nominations and producing America's #1 comedy album. Praised by Rachel Maddow as "the high priestess of excellent liberal talk" and by Carol Burnett as "the Carol Burnett of radio," this Liberal icon—ironically the daughter of Barry Goldwater's 1964 VP running mate—is known as "The Voice of The Resistance."
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